The Buccaneers remained unbeaten at 10-0, but it didn't come without a battle from the Cougars, playing inspired on their home courts.

Barry's No. 1 doubles team of Fabian Groetsch and Ahmed Triki, the 14th-ranked team in the country, struggled in another match, losing to unranked Pascal Engle and Jan Meyer, 8-6. But the Bucs Nos. 2-3 pairs flights picked up the slack, winning both of their matches to take a 2-1 lead entering singles play. Ollie Lemaitre and Renato Lombardi made quick work of Tomas Aranguiz and Alan Leahy, 8-1, at No. 3. Leo Vivas and Romain Costamagna got a test from Frederik Wilkens and Gary Yam at No. 2 before holding on 8-5.

Barry's 37th-ranked Vivas was a 6-2, 6-0 winner over Yam at No. 4, and Costamagna posted a 6-1, 6-3 win over Leahy at No. 3. Lemaitre lost to Aranguiz, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, at No. 5. But Lombardi put together an impressive 6-1, 6-2 win over Engle at No. 6 to help the Bucs secure the match.